| 2014–2015 Ligat Winner | ||||||||||
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| Season | 2014–2015 | |||||||||
| Duration | 12 October 2014 – 25 June 2015 | |||||||||
| Games played | 33 (regular season) | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | |||||||||
| TV partners | Sports Channel,Channel 1 | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | Maccabi Tel Aviv | |||||||||
| Season MVP |  Lior Eliyahu | |||||||||
| Promoted | Ironi Nahariya | |||||||||
| Relegated | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Hapoel Jerusalem 1st title | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Hapoel Eilat | |||||||||
| Semifinalists | Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Rishon LeZion | |||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Bracey Wright | |||||||||
| Playoffs MVP | Afik Nissim | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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The2014–2015 Israeli Basketball Super League, for sponsorships reasons known asLigat Winner Basketball, was the 61st season of theIsraeli Basketball Premier League. The season began on October 12, 2014, and ended on June 25, 2014.
The season marked the first time since 1993 that Maccabi Tel Aviv did not reach the Finals,[1] and the third time they failed to finish in either the first or second place. The season was the first time in the league's history to not include a Tel Aviv-based team in the first or second place.
Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. took the Israeli title, after it beatHapoel Eilat in the Finals.[2]
Barak Netanya has been relegated toLigat Leumit due to financial difficulties, MakingMaccabi Ashdod stay in the league although finishing last in the previous season.
Ironi Nahariya has been promoted to the league after winningLigat Leumit last season.
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | Last season(Regular season) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bnei Herzliya | Herzliya | HaYovel Herzliya | 1,500 | 11th |
| Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Gilboa Regional Council | Gan Ner Sports Hall | 2,100 | QF (8th) |
| Hapoel Holon | Holon | Holon Toto Hall | 5,500 | QF (7th) |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Pais Arena | 11,000 | SF (2nd) |
| Ironi Nahariya | Nahariya | Ein Sarah | 2,000 | 1st (Ligat Leumit) |
| Ironi Nes Ziona | Nes Ziona | Lev Hamoshava | 1,300 | QF (6th) |
| Maccabi Ashdod | Ashdod | HaKiriya Arena | 2,200 | 12th |
| Hapoel Eilat B.C. | Eilat | Begin Arena | 1,200 | SF (5th) |
| Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Romema Arena | 5,000 | Runner-Up (3rd) |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Rishon LeZion | Beit Maccabi Rishon | 2,200 | 10th |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Menora Mivtachim Arena | 10,383 | Champion (1st) |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Drive in Arena | 3,504 | QF (4th) |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 33 | 27 | 6 | 2867 | 2611 | +256 | 60 |
| 2. | Hapoel Jerusalem | 33 | 25 | 8 | 2794 | 2427 | +367 | 58 |
| 3. | Hapoel Holon | 33 | 17 | 16 | 2675 | 2669 | +6 | 50 |
| 4. | Hapoel Eilat | 33 | 17 | 16 | 2718 | 2708 | +10 | 50 |
| 5. | Maccabi Haifa | 33 | 17 | 16 | 2655 | 2668 | -13 | 50 |
| 6. | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 33 | 17 | 16 | 2643 | 2621 | +22 | 50 |
| 7. | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 33 | 17 | 16 | 2674 | 2591 | +83 | 50 |
| 8. | Ironi Nes Ziona | 33 | 15 | 18 | 2647 | 2705 | -58 | 48 |
| 9. | Bnei Herzliya | 33 | 14 | 19 | 2826 | 2850 | -24 | 47 |
| 10. | Ironi Nahariya | 33 | 12 | 21 | 2634 | 2855 | -221 | 45 |
| 11. | Maccabi Ashdod | 33 | 11 | 22 | 2650 | 2799 | -149 | 44 |
| 12. | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 33 | 9 | 24 | 2518 | 2797 | -279 | 42 |
| Qualification to Quarterfinals | |
| Relegation to theSecond Division |
Pld – Played; W – Won; L – Lost; PF – Points for; PA – Points against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.
Smallbold numbers represent the seed earned in the regular season of each team.
| Quarterfinals 16–31 May | Semifinals 3–18 June | Finals 22–25 June | ||||||||||||||
| 1Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 8Ironi Nes Ziona | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4Hapoel Eilat | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4Hapoel Eilat | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 5Maccabi Haifa | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 4Hapoel Eilat | 65 | 68 | 133 | |||||||||||||
| 2Hapoel Jerusalem | 80 | 88 | 168 | |||||||||||||
| 2Hapoel Jerusalem | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 7Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2Hapoel Jerusalem | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 3Hapoel Holon | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 6Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 3 | |||||||||||||||
The Quarterfinals are played asThe-Best-Of-5 series. The higher ranked team hosts games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosts games 2 and 4 (if necessary).
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | Game 1 16–18 May | Game 2 20–21 May | Game 3 24–25 May | Game 4 27–28 May | Game 5 30–31 May |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maccabi Tel Aviv(1) | 3-0 | (8)Ironi Nes Ziona | 89-88 | 75-56 | 90-73 | ||
| Hapoel Jerusalem(2) | 3-0 | (7)Hapoel Tel Aviv | 75-67 | 98-83 | 77-73 (OT) | ||
| Hapoel Holon(3) | 1-3 | (6)Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 76-80 (OT) | 73-79 | 83-64 | 81-93 | |
| Hapoel Eilat(4) | 3-2 | (5)Maccabi Haifa | 95-74 | 68-76 | 85-79 | 62-69 | 85-75 |
The Semifinals are playedThe-Best-Of-5 series. The higher ranked team hosts games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosts games 2 and 4 (if necessary).
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | Game 1 3–4 June | Game 2 7–8 June | Game 3 10–11 June | Game 4 14–15 June | Game 5 17–18 June |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maccabi Tel Aviv(1) | 2-3 | (4)Hapoel Eilat | 91-82 | 86-64 | 98-104 (OT) | 79-92 | 76-79 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem(2) | 3-0 | (6)Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 81-73 | 76-75 | 90-74 |
The Finals series is played in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the champion. Thus, the score of one single game can be tied.The team who finishes at a higher place in the regular season will host the second game.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | Game 1 22 June | Game 2 25 June |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Eilat(4) | 133-168 | (2)Hapoel Jerusalem | 65-80 | 68-88 |
22 June 2015 21:00 |
| Hapoel Eilat | 65–80 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| Scoring by quarter: 22-25, 14-19, 16-20, 13-16 | ||
| Pts:Uter 16 Rebs:Uter,Kadir 8 Asts:Nissim 7 | Pts:Wright 18 Rebs:Thompson 7 Asts:Eliyahu 7 | |
Begin Arena Attendance: 1,300 |
25 June 2015 21:00 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 88–68 | Hapoel Eilat |
| Scoring by quarter: 20-26, 16-18,27-10,25-14 | ||
| Pts:Smith,Wright 20 Rebs:Smith 10 Asts:Smith,Eliyahu 6 | Pts:Uter 17 Rebs:Uter 11 Asts:Berkowitz 5 | |
| 2015 Israeli Basketball Super League Champions |
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 Hapoel Jerusalem 1st title |
The 2015 Israeli League All-star event was held on 3 March 2015, at the newHolon Toto Hall inHolon.Every team sent one foreigner and one Israeli for the respective team, with the remaining spots been selected by the League.Maccabi Tel Aviv have been abroad for a Euroleague game, therefore their players did not compete in the event.
3 March |
| Israeli All-Stars | 122–121 (OT) | International All-Stars |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–30, 29–43, 36–19, 23–26, Overtime:4–3 | ||
| Pts:Rothbart 26 Rebs:Rothbart 8 Asts:Lior Eliyahu 7 | Pts:Selby 23 Asts:Selby 11 | |
| Pos. | Player | Team | First round | Final round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G |   Zack Rosen (W) | Maccabi Ashdod | 20 | 19 |
| G |  Chanan Colman | Maccabi Haifa | 19 | 14 |
| C |  Robert Rothbart | Ironi Nahariya | 14 | - |
| G | Yehu Orland | Maccabi Ashdod | 14 | - |
| G | Yuval Naimi | Bnei Herzliya | 13 | - |
| G | Yotam Halperin | Hapoel Jerusalem | 9 | - |
| G | Tony Crocker | Hapoel Holon | 8 | - |
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| G | Mark Lyons (W) | Ironi Nahariya |
| F |   Ivan Aska | Maccabi Ashdod |
| F | Itay Segev | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| F | Netanel Artzi | Maccabi Haifa |
Khalif Wyatt (Hapoel Eilat)Shawn Dawson (Maccabi Rishon LeZion)Devin Smith (Maccabi Tel Aviv)Lior Eliyahu (Hapoel Jerusalem)Ike Ofoegbu (Maccabi Haifa)
